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GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (GENK)

USD1.83 +0.10 (+5.78%)
US NASDAQ Consumer Cyclical Restaurants
Address 11480 South Street 90703
Cerritos, CA, US
CEO David Kim
IPO 2023-06-28
ISIN US36870C1045

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Description

GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. operates restaurants in the United States. The company offers meats, poultry, and seafood. GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in Cerritos, California.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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USD1.83 +0.10 (+5.78%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
34.7K
Beta
0.99
Float Shares
28.20M
Free Float %
85.6%
Price Performance
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+8.13% -5.44% +47.71% +23.50% -15.04% +7.11% -55.16% -85.27% -85.27% -85.27% -85.27%
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Market Data

Analyst Consensus (4 ratings, all time) Buy
Price Targets & DCF
Current price
1.83
Low 3.00 +63.9%
Consensus 3.00 +63.9%
Median 3.00 +63.9%
High 3.00 +63.9%
DCF (Unlevered) 553.37 +30,138.7%
DCF (Levered) 285.07 +15,477.4%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 50% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 0 0
Buy 1 -1
Hold 1 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Price Target Summary
Period # Analysts Avg Target
Last Month
Last Quarter
Last Year 1
3.00
+63.9%
All Time 3
8.83
+382.5%
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
0.61
Distress
Piotroski F-Score
2 / 9
Weak
MOAT Score
1 / 10
No MOAT
Composite Rating
C-
Overall Score
1 / 5
Low
DCF Score
1 / 5
Low
ROE Score
1 / 5
Low
ROA Score
1 / 5
Low
D/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/Book Score
4 / 5
High
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Restaurants: +7.4%
    +2.0% Q1'26: -6.0% (vs Q1'25)
  • EPS growth Restaurants: +14.8%
    -553.9% Q1'26: -266.7% (vs Q1'25)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Restaurants: +21.6%
    -9.0% Q1'26: -1.2% (vs Q1'25)
  • EBIT margin Restaurants: +6.1%
    -9.2% Q1'26: +0.0% (vs Q1'25)
  • ROIC Restaurants: +6.2%
    -9.2% Q1'26: +0.0% (vs Q1'25)
  • Share dilution Restaurants: +0.0%
    +10.6% Q1'26: +6.4% (vs Q1'25)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Restaurants: 0.72×
    -46.92× Q1'26: -8.47× (vs Q1'25)
Valuation Multiples From To
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Theoretical Return — If Invested Today

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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
Projection years:
Market assumptions
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Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.79) × ERP
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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 518.77 Current price: 1.83
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
Metric Dec 2023
actual
Dec 2024
actual
Dec 2025
actual
Dec 2026
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Dec 2027
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Revenue
181.01M
est: 187.91M (-3.7%)
208.38M
est: 203.48M (+2.4%)
212.54M
est: 223.15M (-4.8%)
218.35M
217.26M – 219.44M
-2.2% YoY
234.70M
233.52M – 235.88M
+7.5% YoY
EBITDA
21.61M
est: 25.62M (-15.7%)
18.96M
est: 29.39M (-35.5%)
-3.99M
est: 32.23M (-112.4%)
31.54M
31.38M – 31.70M
-2.2% YoY
33.90M
33.73M – 34.07M
+7.5% YoY
EBIT
12.07M
est: 15.70M (-23.1%)
5.29M
est: 18.62M (-71.6%)
-19.51M
est: 20.42M (-195.5%)
19.99M
19.89M – 20.09M
-2.2% YoY
21.48M
21.37M – 21.59M
+7.5% YoY
Net Income
8.41M
est: -3.31M (+353.7%)
592.0K
est: 723.0K (-18.1%)
-3.03M
est: -464.8K (-551.1%)
-1.45M
-1.46M – -1.44M
-211.1% YoY
-619.7K
-623.7K – -615.7K
+57.1% YoY
SGA
15.26M
est: 16.90M (-9.7%)
21.33M
est: 18.41M (+15.8%)
25.94M
est: 20.19M (+28.4%)
19.76M
19.66M – 19.86M
-2.2% YoY
21.24M
21.13M – 21.35M
+7.5% YoY
EPS
0.08
est: -0.73 (+110.9%)
0.13
est: 0.14 (-7.1%)
-0.59
est: -0.09 (-555.6%)
-0.28
-0.28 – -0.28
-211.1% YoY
-0.12
-0.12 – -0.12
+57.1% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-13 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-12 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-11 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-08 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-07 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-06 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-05 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-04 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-01 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-30 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-29 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-28 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-27 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-24 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-23 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-22 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-21 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-20 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-17 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-16 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
-21.61M
OE per share TTM
-4.14
Owner's Yield
-181.68%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
65.0%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown
At a glance
Institutional holders
7
Total invested
1.53M
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
32
Beneficial owners (>5%)
# Reporting person Amount owned % of class Sole voting Shared voting Sole dispositive Shared dispositive Type Citizenship Filing date SEC filing
1 DJK Trust, as Amended and Restated in 2007 10.14M 71.00% 10.14M 10.14M OO 2023-07-10
2 David Wook Jin Kim 10.14M 71.00% 10.14M 10.14M IN 2023-07-10
3 Kim Family Living Trust, Surviving Spouse’s Trust, Trust for Andrea 10.14M 71.00% 10.14M 10.14M OO 2023-07-10
4 Kim Family Living Trust, Surviving Spouse’s Trust, Trust for Joy 10.14M 71.00% 10.14M 10.14M OO 2023-07-10
5 Kim Family Living Trust, Surviving Spouse’s Trust, Trust for Solomon 10.14M 71.00% 10.14M 10.14M OO 2023-07-10
6 Jae Chang 9.32M 69.20% 9.32M 9.32M IN 2023-07-10
7 Juhee Han 9.32M 69.20% 9.32M 9.32M IN 2023-07-10
8 DKAN Family Trust dated February 25, 2021 3.38M 45.00% 3.38M 3.38M OO 2023-07-10
9 Don Kim 3.38M 45.00% 3.38M 3.38M IN 2023-07-10
10 Jose Manzanarez 1.69M 29.00% 1.69M 1.69M IN 2023-07-10
11 Lauren Wang 1.69M 29.00% 1.69M 1.69M IN 2023-07-10
12 Lauren Wang Family Trust, dated March 1, 2021 1.69M 29.00% 1.69M 11.00 OO 2023-07-10
13 Manzanarez Melendez Family Trust Dated December 1, 2020 1.69M 29.00% 1.69M 1.69M OO 2023-07-10
14 Ichibon Trading, LLC 1.39M 25.20% 1.39M 1.39M OO 2023-07-10
15 Sanders Morris Harris LLC 443.9K 14.80% BD, IA Texas 2023-06-29
16 Abigail P. Johnson 428.2K 10.34% 428.2K IN Delaware 2023-10-13
17 FMR LLC 428.2K 10.34% 428.2K 428.2K HC Delaware 2023-10-13
18 Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 419.9K 10.14% 419.9K 419.9K IA Ontario, Canada 2023-09-08
19 Wasatch Advisors LP 87-0319391 411.2K 11.42% 411.2K 411.2K IA 2023-07-10
20 EIN: 66-0983992 380.0K 8.60% IA PUERTO RICO 2024-03-15
21 EIN: 83-2673762 380.0K 8.60% OO PUERTO RICO 2024-03-15
22 HARRIS KUPPERMAN 380.0K 8.60% IN PUERTO RICO 2024-03-15
23 James Woodson Davis 327.8K 7.91% 327.8K IN United States 2023-07-07
24 Woodson Capital GP, LLC 327.8K 7.91% 327.8K OO Delaware 2023-07-07
25 Woodson Capital General Partner, LLC 327.8K 7.91% 327.8K OO Delaware 2023-07-07
26 Woodson Capital Management, LP 327.8K 7.91% 327.8K IA, PN Delaware 2023-07-07
27 Woodson Capital Master Fund, LP 307.8K 7.43% 307.8K OO Cayman Islands 2023-07-07
28 Gratia Capital, LLC 277.9K 6.70% 277.9K 277.9K IA, OO Delaware 2023-10-06
29 Steve Pei 277.9K 6.70% 277.9K 277.9K HC, IN Delaware 2023-10-06
30 George McCabe 275.6K 6.66% 275.6K 275.6K IN Delaware 2023-12-18
31 Portolan Capital Management, LLC 275.6K 6.66% 275.6K 275.6K IA Delaware 2023-12-18
32 Gratia Capital Concentrated Master Fund Ltd. 210.9K 5.10% 210.9K 210.9K CO Delaware 2023-10-06

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend From To
13F snapshot — 2026 Q1
Investors holding
7
-7 vs prev Q
New positions
4
Closed positions
11
Increased
4
Reduced
2
Put/Call ratio
0.00
Calls held
Puts held
Top institutional holders
# Investor Shares / Δ Mkt value / Δ Own% / Δ Weight% / Δ Avg px / Perf. Hold / Status
1 VANGUARD GROUP INC 183.6K -772.0 (-0.4%) 387.3K -119.6K (-23.6%) 3.50% -0.092 pp 0.00% +0.000 pp USD11.21 -81.2% 10 qtrs
2 SKYLANDS CAPITAL, LLC 180.0K -73.5K (-29.0%) 379.8K -317.2K (-45.5%) 3.43% -1.507 pp 0.05% -0.045 pp USD10.20 -79.3% 11 qtrs
3 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 75.5K +20.3K (+36.7%) 159.3K +7.4K (+4.9%) 1.44% +0.363 pp 0.00% +0.000 pp USD5.44 -61.2% 5 qtrs
4 GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 47.8K +— (+0.0%) 100.8K -30.6K (-23.3%) 0.91% -0.020 pp 0.00% +0.000 pp USD10.40 -79.7% 10 qtrs
5 STATE STREET CORP 23.6K +— (+0.0%) 49.7K -15.1K (-23.3%) 0.45% -0.010 pp 0.00% +0.000 pp USD7.19 -70.7% 7 qtrs
6 NORTHERN TRUST CORP 11.1K +— (+0.0%) 23.5K -7.1K (-23.3%) 0.21% -0.005 pp 0.00% +0.000 pp USD7.69 -72.6% 9 qtrs
7 BLACKROCK, INC. 10.4K +— (+0.0%) 22.0K -6.7K (-23.3%) 0.20% -0.004 pp 0.00% +0.000 pp USD8.44 -75.0% 6 qtrs
8 UBS GROUP AG 6.6K +4.8K (+275.8%) 13.8K +9.0K (+188.3%) 0.13% +0.091 pp 0.00% +0.000 pp USD3.28 -35.7% 8 qtrs
9 BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 5.0K +5.0K (+11,368.2%) 10.6K +10.5K (+8,699.2%) 0.10% +0.095 pp 0.00% +0.000 pp USD2.16 -2.3% 10 qtrs
10 CHILTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 4.0K +— (+0.0%) 8.4K -2.6K (-23.3%) 0.08% -0.002 pp 0.00% 0.000 pp USD2.75 -23.3% 2 qtrs
11 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 600.00 +600.0 (+100.0%) 1.3K +1.3K (+100.0%) 0.01% +0.011 pp 0.00% +0.000 pp USD2.11 +0.0% 1 qtrs NEW
12 ADVISOR GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. 590.00 +— (+0.0%) 1.2K -467.0 (-27.3%) 0.01% 0.000 pp 0.00% +0.000 pp USD6.98 -69.8% 7 qtrs
13 1620 INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC. 15.00 +— (+0.0%) 32.00 -9.0 (-22.0%) 0.00% +0.000 pp 0.00% +0.000 pp USD7.47 -71.8% 5 qtrs
14 JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 3.00 +— (+0.0%) 6.00 -3.0 (-33.3%) 0.00% +0.000 pp 0.00% +0.000 pp USD7.33 -71.2% 5 qtrs
15 MORGAN STANLEY -2.1K (-100.0%) -5.8K (-100.0%) 0.00% -0.041 pp 0.00% +0.000 pp USD 10 qtrs SOLD
16 SANDERS MORRIS HARRIS LLC -472.5K (-100.0%) -1.3M (-100.0%) 0.00% -9.207 pp 0.00% -0.172 pp USD 11 qtrs SOLD
17 CITIGROUP INC -706.0 (-100.0%) -1.9K (-100.0%) 0.00% -0.014 pp 0.00% +0.000 pp USD 2 qtrs SOLD
18 CITADEL ADVISORS LLC -23.1K (-100.0%) -63.6K (-100.0%) 0.00% -0.450 pp 0.00% +0.000 pp USD 9 qtrs SOLD
19 CASTLEKNIGHT MANAGEMENT LP -44.2K (-100.0%) -121.6K (-100.0%) 0.00% -0.861 pp 0.00% -0.002 pp USD 6 qtrs SOLD
20 TOWER RESEARCH CAPITAL LLC (TRC) -1.2K (-100.0%) -3.3K (-100.0%) 0.00% -0.023 pp 0.00% 0.000 pp USD 10 qtrs SOLD
Ownership breakdown by holder

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 11 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 Vanguard Extended Market ETF VXF 0.00% 84.5K 0.05%
2 Vanguard U.S. Total Market Shares Index ETF VTS.AX 0.00% 558.37 0.03%
3 Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF VUN.TO 0.00% 1.5K 0.17%
4 Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-hedged) VUS.TO 0.00% 113.24 0.17%
5 Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI 0.00% 262.0K 0.03%
6 Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio VEQT.TO 0.00% 574.10 0.22%
7 Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio VGRO.TO 0.00% 312.39 0.22%
8 Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio VBAL.TO 0.00% 126.38 0.22%
9 Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio VCNS.TO 0.00% 13.95 0.22%
10 Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio VCIP.TO 0.00% 1.97 0.22%

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter
Ratio by transactions
0.00
Bearish
Buys
2
Sells
0
Shares acquired
54.1K
Shares disposed
Cash buys
1.00
Cash sales
Net activity
+54,127
Insider buys vs sells (history) From To
Recent insider transactions From To
Date Person Role Transaction A/D Security Shares Price Value Owned after D/I Filing
2025-07-25 Cowan Michael Director A-Award A Class A Common Stock 6,000 4.20 25.2K 40,167 D
2025-05-30 Cowan Michael Director P-Purchase A Class A Common Stock 30,000 3.30 99.0K 34,167 D
2025-05-19 Croal Thomas Officer P-Purchase A Class A Common Stock 2,000 4.00 8.0K 2,000 D
2025-05-12 Kim David Wook Jin Director / Officer / 10% Owner A-Award A Class A Common Stock 52,127 0.00 52,127 D
2024-12-19 Kim David Wook Jin Director / Officer / 10% Owner P-Purchase A Class A Common Stock 4,277 7.36 31.5K 151,870 I
2024-12-16 Kim David Wook Jin Director / Officer / 10% Owner P-Purchase A Class A Common Stock 12,500 8.09 101.1K 147,593 I
2024-11-21 Kim David Wook Jin Director / Officer / 10% Owner P-Purchase A Class A Common Stock 3,954 7.90 31.2K 135,093 I
2024-11-20 Kim David Wook Jin Director / Officer / 10% Owner P-Purchase A Class A Common Stock 46 7.90 363.40 131,139 I
2024-11-19 Kim David Wook Jin Director / Officer / 10% Owner P-Purchase A Class A Common Stock 1,000 7.90 7.9K 131,093 I
2023-11-15 Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 10% Owner S-Sale D Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 2,187 7.63 16.7K 412,656
2023-11-14 Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 10% Owner S-Sale D Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 900 8.98 8.1K 414,843
2023-11-13 Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 10% Owner S-Sale D Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 2,303 8.83 20.3K 415,743
2023-11-10 Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 10% Owner S-Sale D Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 1,854 8.86 16.4K 418,046
2023-08-21 Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 10% Owner I Class A Common Stock 0 0.00 419,900
2023-08-04 Gregory Jonathan Director A-Award A Class A Common Stock 4,167 0.00 4,167
2023-06-27 Kim David Wook Jin Director / Officer / 10% Owner Class B Common Stock 0 0.00 586,217 I
2023-06-27 Gregory Jonathan Director 0 0.00 0
2023-06-27 Chang Jae Director / Officer / 10% Owner Class B Common Stock 0 0.00 1,874,608 I

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
-7.2K
Shares Outstanding
32.92M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)
# Year Executive Salary Bonus Stock award Option award Incentive Other Total % Stock-
based
Filing
1 2025 David Kim, Chief Executive Officer 750.0K 250.0K 12.8K 1.01M 24.68%
2 2025 Thomas V. Croal Chief Financial Officer 350.0K 52.0K 10.1K 412.1K 0.00%
3 2024 Thomas V. Croal Chief Financial Officer 350.0K 50.0K 10.1K 410.1K 0.00%
4 2024 David Kim, Chief Executive Officer 289.0K 20.0K 4.4K 313.4K 0.00%
CEO compensation breakdown

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)
Filing date Form type Filing
2026-04-30 DEFA14A
2026-04-30 DEF 14A
2025-04-30 DEFA14A
2025-04-30 DEF 14A
2024-04-29 DEFA14A
2024-04-29 DEF 14A

Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings
Filing date Form type Filing
2026-04-30 DEFA14A
2026-04-30 DEF 14A
2026-04-30 ARS
2026-04-30 8-K
2026-03-31 8-K
2026-03-31 10-K
2025-11-07 8-K
2025-11-07 10-Q
2025-08-15 4
2025-08-06 8-K

Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Thomas V. Croal Chief Financial Officer & Secretary 412.1K male
Wook Jin Kim Chairman, CEO & Founder male
ESG Rating
B
RESTAURANTS
Rank: 36 out of 50
2025
E (Environmental)
56.3 / 47.1
Company / Sector avg.
S (Social)
64.3 / 50.9
Company / Sector avg.
G (Governance)
60.5 / 56.3
Company / Sector avg.
ESG Total
60.4 / 51.4
Company / Sector avg.
ESG Score History RESTAURANTS
Benchmark vs Sector
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House Trading Activity

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